Soothing drink and fashion notes from an old issue
A soothing throat drink is described using isinglas and bruised al and sweetened, a remedy noted as effective though little known locally. The piece then surveys intonable neck garnitures with lace, embroidery, and silk touches, followed by costume ideas for gowns, matinees, and negligees. It also covers decorative millinery with blue roses and hyacinths, jewelry cleaning tips, and a brief note on fashionable flounces and ruffles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Misses Collarless Jacket and Related Sewing Tips
A fashion note outlines a tan colored collarless jacket with flat neck finish and mohair braid trim, plus guidance on adjusting flounces for tall or short wearers. It also covers washing silk ribbons, asparagus omelet method, and reworking bent whale bone for renewed use.
Fashion Notes From A Dress Blog Threatening Trends
Told in Her Boudoir discusses dress trends with elaborate trims and new tuckings. It notes panel fronts for fuller figures, front tapering skirts, and colored handkerchiefs while highlighting hats, nets, and millinery blossoms. Embroidered towels emerge as decorative but practical linen upgrades.
Parffin oil odor reduced by salt and ammonia cleaning tip
A traditional household tip suggests adding a tablespoon of salt to paraffin oil to curb smell. For cleaning sponges, mix a tablespoon of strong ammonia with a pint of water and proceed with soaking or washing.
A Smart Dinner Waist Fashion Description
A pearl gray messaline satin waist with front only styling, box plaits on sleeves extending to neck, invisible lace and appliqué border, cream point d esprit yoke and cuffs, transparent top lace, and flexible fastening at the left front or shoulder. Requires 4% to 4 yards of material depending on width, plus 1 yard for yoke and cuffs.
Letters Long on Way in Curious Mail Route Tale
An 1901 encounter in New Orleans reveals why letters travel odd routes. A journalist recalls receiving two letters mailed in 1888 after thirteen years, kept by a friend who later found them. The pair, written by two deceased friends, arrived amid a reunion, shedding light on loyalties and missed connections.
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New Orleans
Wallington
Boston
New York
Europe
Washington
Dress An
America
No Human Life There at Labrador Edge of Solitude
The Labrador coast is described as a vast wilderness of rocky hills and barren shores with no permanent human settlement beyond a scattered few. It notes striking headlands, pine valleys, and a landscape devoid of families or schools, yet teems with cod, salmon, and seal fisheries drawing fishermen and traders. The Boston Transcript suggests steamship travel will bring invalids and tourists to enjoy the brief summer despite desolation.
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Labrador
Hamilton Inlet
Greenland
States
Boston Transcript
Romance of a Farm Becomes an Orphanage Property
A short romance of a Lee county farm near Nachusa recounts how the Dysart estate passed from Col Alexander Dysart to a widow, then to Mrs Mary Shippert, who presented the land to the Evangelical church for an orphanage. The Dysart home, with its plane trees, is now dedicated to the church’s charitable purpose.
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Chicago
Nachusa
Generaton
Dysart
Peter Burham
Mary
Lee County
Henry Shippert
Col. Dysart
Ways Mosquitoes Survive Winter Across Life Stages
A Literary Digest writer notes that adult mosquitoes, larvae, and even eggs can survive harsh winter cold. The Revue Scientifique reports hibernation in various stages and species, with adults, larvae, and eggs showing resilience. Observations from 1901 1902 and polar expeditions confirm mosquitoes endure ice and freezing conditions.
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Literary Digest
Revue Scientifique
John BR. Smith
Alaska
World’s Lepore: Siberian sable at risk of extinction
A world population of roughly six hundred to one sable exists per person. If not protected by law, the Siberian sable faces imminent extinction due to overhunting and habitat loss.
Invention and Safety Advancements Across Fields
United States Consul Frazier reports 1367 Finsen light treatments by 1903, noting high cure rates for lupus vulgaris and superficial cancers, while conservative medical opinion remains cautious. New oxygenated hood device aids miners in deadly gas and enables rescue, with hours of exposure possible. A camera timing attachment by Willam E. Mulholland standardizes exposure in photography, replacing guesswork. Railroads plan large scale tree planting to secure future timber supplies near Dugnotn, OL, with nationwide forest development.
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Finsen
United States
Frazier
Copenhagen
Denmark
Finsen Medical Light Institute
Willam E. Mulholland
Juneau
Alaska
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